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Immortals, Avengers and a Thief of Dreams
Every week Hannibal Tabu (two-time Eisner-winning journalist/blogger/novelist/poet/jackass on Twitter/head honcho of Komplicated.com) goes to a comic book store called Comics Ink in Culver City, CA (Overland and Braddock — hey Steve, Jason, Vince and Quislet) and grabs a whole lotta comics. These periodicals are quickly sorted (how) into two piles — the "buy" pile (a small pile most weeks, comprised of planned purchases) and the "read" pile (often huge, often including comics that are really crappy but have some value to stay abreast of). Thursday afternoons you'll be able to get his thoughts (and they're just the opinions of one guy, so calm down, and here's some common definitions used in the column) about all of that … which goes something like this …
Archer and Armstrong #0
(Valiant Entertainment)
Jump from the Read Pile.
The of Gilgamesh has never been like this, as the immortal half of this fascinating buddy action comedy blows off a quintet of inebriated Vegas hotties to tell a tale of sibling rivalry and ancient adventures. Normally, a story about somebody telling a story wouldn't work, but the emotional breadth of Armstrong's role here brings it all home, while tying together elements in the series and leaving one interesting door open. Fred Van Lente's script is simply delightful, and art from Clayton Henry and David Baron makes multiple periods in history and disparate geographical environments just spring to life. Fantastic.
Avengers #11
(Marvel Comics)
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Shang-Chi is a spiritually inspired spy leading a squad of mostly unexpected Avengers on an undercover mission that literally covers every base. AIM is on hand (and Travis the beekeeper may give Bob, Agent of Hydra a run for "best supporting red shirt character"), Carol Danvers makes quite an effective femme fatale, leaving Bobby Dacosta and Sam Guthrie as the Rosencrans and Guildenstern of super hero espionage. Shang-Chi, though? A quote machine: "I am calm in a raging sea." Maybe this issue was an old idea left over from the original "Secret Avengers," maybe it's just writer Jonathan Hickman getting some of his mojo back, but in any case, it's wonderful. Don't count out artwork from Mike Deodato and Frank Martin, which perfectly captures the tension and "Casino Royale" vibe. Quite a pleasant surprise.
Dream Thief #1
(Dark Horse Comics)
Jump from the Read Pile.
Speaking of noir, writer Jai Nitz has turned in quite a gripping, almost "Memento" inspired tale of irresponsibility leading to heroism. There's so much good stuff here — the well-crafted diptytch framing device, the clever dialogue (look for the Facebook gag, it's priceless) and the wonderful, elegant visual storytelling and composition of Greg Smallwood. Well developed characters, covering some challenging story elements and blood splattered all over the second half of the issue, all set against the moneyed elements of Atlanta. A very nice surprise.
Everybody earned their way here. That's amazing.
Honorable Mentions: Stuff worth noting, even if it's not good enough to buy
"Thor God Of Thunder" #8 was the closest to making the mark as Jason Aaron shortcut the problem of incomplete characterization by essentially having every relevant character in the book be Thor, a variation on a belligerent, drunken, psychotic Viking divinity. Old man as king, youth as callow warrior, man as an Avenger and introducing three granddaughters who are fairly entertaining and Thor-ish in their own right. Even the notoriously unidimensional Gorr the God Butcher almost had a nuance introduced with his son. If there was a single character that stood up and wasn't Thor, this issue could have made it home, but it's a good step for Aaron.
"Legend Of The Shadowclan" #4 felt like it was too short, bringing in two possibly stereotyped "cousins" in schoolgirl skirts as well as a lot more action. However, the cast is now really big and there's about a blade's width worth of characterization here, plus very little idea of the antagonist pushing events along. Still feels like it's warming up the engine.
"Batman" #20 has a nice gag with the Batman Beyond suit and Lucius Fox, but that's just a side trip as Clayface can now copy people down to their DNA, becoming Bruce Wayne to destroy the Bat. There's a lot of impressive Chessmaster moments from the Dark Knight Detective, and even when his cool cracks it's a good moment. However, it didn't carry through enough to really make its mark, but it wasn't bad.
In "Star Wars" #5, Leia is basically Luke (hot shot pilot, Rebel hero and inspiration) while Luke has become a supporting character, leaving Han and Chewie to have wacky adventures in the underbelly of Coruscant. While the atmosphere feels right, little has actually happened of consequence since the first issue, Luke hasn't been on panel long enough ti grasp the events around him and the Empire is almost an anonymous after thought, which relies too heavily on the source material to handle characterization. Not bad but definitely feeling like pro-Leia fan fiction.
In "Avenging Spider-Man" #20, Otto Parker (oy) has a nefarious plan to pull off the heist of the century, right under the noses of everybody who should be able to stop him. Unfortunately, the universe has more plans than even he can foresee, even as he gets to make a really good Nick Fury joke. However, the plot's rationales aren't exactly clear enough, despite all the fun banter.
"Witchblade" #166 brings back the "anti-Magdalena" for a slightly noirish take on politics and misdirection, but with Sara Pezzini's narration it came off as too self-referential to make it work. The antagonist, as of yet, is more bluster than substance and not quite strong enough in terms of her motivations.
There were two or three stories in "Harbinger" #12 that could have really come across strongly — the runaway psionically charged children hiding out as "hostages" in a Vegas casino, and the struggle between the mentally powered Harbinger Foundation and the "We're Really Not Weapon X, Really" group Project Rising Spirit. Neither of them had enough room to really be developed, despite having some good moments. A better sense of balance and pacing could bring this series a long way.
The "Meh" Pile Not good enough to praise, not bad enough to insult, not important enough to say much more than the title
"Green Lantern Corps" #20, "Uncanny X-Force" #4, "Walking Dead" #110, "Uber" #1, "Avengers Arena" #9, "Warlord Of Mars" #24, "Constantine" #3, "Prophet" #35, "Suicide Squad" #20, "Alpha Big Time" #4, "Rocketeer Hollywood Horror" #4, "Storm Dogs" #5, "Executive Assistant Assassins" #10, "X" #1, "Ravagers" #12, "Dark Shadows" #16, "Wolverine" #3, "Grace Randolph's Supurbia" #7, "Iron Man" #258.2, "Batman And Red Hood" #20, "Grimm" #1, "Fathom Volume 4" #9, "Superboy" #20, "Fearless Defenders" #4, "Jim Butcher's Dresden Files: Ghoul vs. Goblin" #4, "Ultimate Comics The Ultimates" #24, "Fever Ridge A Tale Of MacArthur's Jungle War" #3, "Bravest Warriors" #8, "Threshold" #5, "Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 9" #21, "Uncanny Avengers" #8, "Katana" #4, "Chin Music" #1, "Justice League Of America" #3, "Damsels Mermaids" #1, "Warlord Of Mars Dejah Thoris" #25, "Demon Knights" #20, "Star Trek" #20, "Ferals" #14, "Secret Avengers" #4, "Deathstroke" #20, "Avengers Assemble" #15AU.
No, just … no … These comics? Not so much …
Black Canary vs. Majestic in "Team 7" #8? No, not the "Jeopardy" question for "Lopsided super battle that could never, ever make sense." This wasn't all the way to being "terrible," but you could see it from this place. Kaizen Gamorra — once a super villain that could shock and impress with just a panel or two — was left to stand around and get shuffled off ignominiously.
"Astonishing X-Men" #62 decided to astonish you with the March of Bobby Drake's Ex Girlfriends as its centerpiece. What's that? You don't remember every detail of Bobby Drake's love life so you can parse out these fairly similar looking ladies? Whiny, slow and tedious.
None too shabby.
Great week of accomplishments for some fun, fun comics working their way to being purchases.
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|Welcome to the Official Black Dragon
Fighting Society Newsletter. This publication was
authorized by the Patriarch Council at our annual
gathering this year in Chicago, the birthplace of the
American chapter of our martial arts fraternity. Our
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The event was hosted by Grandmaster Darrell Lassiter and presided over by Head of Family Rev. Dr. Don Miskel, one of Count Dante�s original students from back in the day. There was a general meeting of the members Friday afternoon and an awards banquet that evening where twenty-five of the attendees were inducted into the Black Dragon Fighting Society Sport Karate Hall of Fame.
Saturday seminars featuring Original Taekwondo Grandmaster Len Kirschbaum certifying referees for the next day�s Kumite and future BDFS Sport Karate Inc. matches; Sensei Ashida Kim teaching Count Dante�s Dance of the Deadly Hands from 1968, one of the few acceptable self-defense forms that qualify an applicant for BDFS membership.
Grandmaster Irving Soto and Grandmasters Jim Grubb and Jim Washington providing instruction in grappling and ground fighting techniques; Dr. David Harris sharing his great knowledge of Dim Mak and healing methods with the assembled junior and senior belts.
Grandmasters Sky Benson and Hanshi Frank Dux, on whose life the classic martial arts film Bloodsport was based, teaching the Dux Ryu Fighting System; as well as Grandmasters Jay Blanton and Larry McFadden presenting the BDFS Anti-Bullying program.
Sunday was the tournament. It began with synchronized kata, then individual forms and weapons. In the afternoon came the Kumite, which as explained by Hanshi Dux, �is not for the spectators nor even the judges, but for the fighters themselves; there is no experience like stepping on the mat and facing a determined opponent, to see who is, on this day alone, the better fighter; because even a champion can be beat, and courage is not just about facing your fear, but also about persevering and never giving up. �
Once again, the Black Dragons had come to Chicago, to change the world, and we have. By the example we set for others, by the fellowship and honor we hold so dear other martial artists and civilians can come to know that what will happen in one�s life is already written, but we must choose to be there, to participate, to grow and learn and dedicate ourselves to making the world a better place, so that all may benefit by our lives and harm come to no one.
The 2016 BDFS Annual Conference will be held in Lexington Kentucky on October 7, 8 and 9th. This will be an event to show our respects to past head of family Dr. Lawrence Day. Details are being set up for an exciting weekend.
Friday will be the dinner and awards banquet.
Saturday will be the point karate tournament. Divisions will be as followed -
Women's black belt will be first degree only, 2nd to 3rd degree, and then 4th degree and up.
Men's black belt 1st degree only, then 2nd to 3rd degree, and then 4th and 5th degree.
Masters 6th to 7th degree. Grandmaster 8th and 9th degree. Grandmaster 10th degree.
Then we will be holding a special event Saturday night at the fight. We will have up to 15 cage fights promoted by Dr. Day's brother Doug Day.
Also we will be doing nunchaku point match demo and flex sword point match as well for special seminar. There will be forms and weapons tournament as well.
Sunday will be seminars of some of the greatest Grandmasters in the world. You dont want to miss out. This will be a costly event and we encourage down payments ASAP. We will give more details to come with location and times.
Pricing is as follows -
Tournament will be $40 to enter, $10 for additional divisions. Saturday night fight tickets will be $25. Seminar will be $50.
Annual dues are $120 and Friday night dinner is $40. Hotel will be $270 total room cost will be up dated as soon possible.
This will be a great weekend and a memorable time for under $500 dollars, you don't want to miss out!
Dr. Len G. Kirschbaum
The Black Dragon Fighting Society exists as a congress and confederation of martial artists for the purpose of preserving, practicing and promoting the martial arts. To qualify, an applicant must present certifiable documentation of rank or be an expert in one of the few acceptable self-defense forms recognized by the brotherhood. Many World Famous Champions have been unable to meet the strict extrance requirements and have failed to gain admission into our forbidden fraternity.
The Black Dragon Fighting Society does not arbitrarily award rank. Graduation and rank advancement require evaluation of credentials and skill by the IFAA Promotions and Review Board. But, we do recognize rank that you have earned, time-in-grade, natural skill and ability, military and law enforcement training, mixed martial arts, life experience and techniques learned on the street. This is an entry level affiliate membership. Full Membership is by invitation only and requires sponsorship by an active member of the Brotherhood and approval of the Grandmasters Council. The exact membership, and training procedures and occult teachings in the most savage and terrifying fistic and grappling arts known to man are closely guarded secrets of the fellowship, who are sworn to a Vow of Silence and joined together in an initiation ceremony of blood. We are not "recruiting new members." We are inviting our fellow martial artists to join us in this noble mission.
�Be part of a global fraternity and growing network of diverse martial artist that is currently recognized by the Mongolian and South African governments and has representatives in the U.S. and dozens of other countries.
�Ability to tap into our strength by being a martial art family of one that protects against racial bias, virtual online bullies, political entanglements and cultivate a kindred spirit for the arts.
�Register your current rank and be globally recognized via network of affiliate Dojo.
�Access to international resources from the Society's instructional library.
�Ability to petition for rank advancement testing in current style from qualified masters.
�Opportunity to participate in the growth of our Society and receive honors and financial rewards in the process.
�Receive discounted entry to our Black Dragon teaching seminars and our annual Fellowship Meeting.
�Opportunity to mingle, learn and associate with pioneers and giants in the industry.
�Future benefits will include group insurance for your school and personalized IFAA credit card.
You will receive:
*11 x 17 parchment Certificate of Membership signed by nine Grandmasters of the Black Dragon Fighting Society, including Hanshi Frank Dux, Dr. Lawrence Day and Sensei Ashida Kim, recognizing you as a Registered Martial Artist of our fraternal order. Please indicate your rank, style and name spelling as you wish it to appear on the certificate to be kept on file as part of your Permanent Record.
*One each embroidered Official Black Dragon Fighting Society Membership Patch, Official Identification Card signed by the Head of Family-Patriarch Council, and 4 x 8 inch History Scroll.
*Registry of IFAA Grandmasters including History, Traditions and Mission Statement of our Brotherhood.
*Your Name, Rank and Contact information will be added to the Official Black Dragon Fighting Society Webpage, verifying your membership, valdating your rank, and enabling new students to find and contact you. For an additional One-Time-Only fee of $35 your picture and biography will be added to the yearly Black Belt Registry.
*Password to the Black Dragon Fighting Society Online Library including over 2000 Martial Arts, History, Qi Gong, Health and Longevity texts in PDF format, for an additional One-Time-Only fee of $35 your book will will be added to this Collection, if you do not have a published text Dojo Press will help you produce one.
*Free Subscription to the Black Dragon Newsletter, a quarterly online martial art newsletter that services our global community, to which you can submit articles, advertise your Dojo and services, schedule of seminars, and event reports to share with fellow members, and that will keep you informed of BDFS activities and details of our Annual Gathering.
Apply for Membership now: http://dojopress.com/catalogms3.html
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Grandmaster Lawrence Day
We Thought of you with Love today
But that is nothing new
We thought about you yesterday
and days before that too
We think of you in silence
We often speak your name
Now all we have is memories
And your picture in a frame
Your memory is our keepsake
With which we'll never part
God has you in his keeping
We have you in our heart
The Legacy of a Martial Arts Master
The terms master and grandmaster are overused in the martial arts. Shihan, Hanshis, Sokes. Professors and Doctors abound in our ranks. Some are deserving of those titles, some not. Some have earned the degrees and honorifics, some haven�t. Some titles are honorary and some earned. When you see the titles attached to someone�s name there is no explanation to go with it. I shouldn�t complain. I am refered to most of the above by my students and peers and I have been thusly recognized by several organizations and various governing bodies. My degrees are earned and as such are authentic but I have several honorary degrees to go with them. Whether or not I�m deserving of the titles I wear would be according to who you asked. Since I don�t put much store in titles anyway it�s no problem with me. Those who accept any of us accept us. Those who believe in us believe in us. In the end it is our skill, ability and knowledge that describes and justifies us.
Aside from the many titles floating around there are some who are more than worthy of the titles they wear. I have had the opportunity in my martial art career to study with several well thought of and celebrated masters. Several of those that I have been affiliated with are not as well known and less appreciated by most of the martial arts community. Some have shed the limelight and some have been steeped in controversy. More often than not the controversy had nothing to do with their ability or validity. These men are masters and grandmasters in their own right and are as accomplished as the more decorated of their brethren. That makes them no less worthy of their titles or the rank that they have achieved.
Some of you have heard of the death of one of the martial arts luminaries and unsung heroes. Those of you who haven�t will hear of it in the days to come. I speak of my senior grandmaster, teacher and friend, Dr. Lawrence Day. Dr. Day has worked quietly in the realm of the martial arts seeking little fame, fortune or recognition. He was just satisfied to do what he did, namely to study, train and teach.
Dr. Day studied under some of the best martial arts masters available. His initial training was with the old World Karate Federation, The United States Karate Association and the Black Dragon Fighting Society. His teachers in those august organizations were Jim Konservic, Douglas Dwyer, John Keehan, Robert Trias, Don Madden and Master Tanaka, all sensei, masters and grandmasters in their own right. Later he studied with several Chinese kung fu, chi kung and chaun fa instructors such as Sin The and Yuzee Yeh and was expert in northern shaolin kung fu and several of the internal Taoist systems such as Tai Chi, Hsing I and pua kua.
Dr. Day was a superlative martial artist and a philosopher and historian. He taught and mentored many martial artists, myself included. Dr. Day and I came up through the ranks together and though we started with the WKF and the BDFS at the same time he was older than me and was able to test for his black belt sooner. Black belts weren�t given to students under eighteen and dan level students were privy to techniques and training that weren�t available to kyu level students. Thus Dr. Day became one of my seniors. I was blessed to know Dr. Day from our involvement with the WKF and BDFS in the mid sixties. We have been friends, associates and brothers in the arts since that time. Though I branched out into other areas of study I still consider Dr. Day of my seniors, teachers and mentors. In my martial art career I have only called one man sensei and two master. Dr. Day was one of the former. I am richer to have known him and I�m proud of the years of association with him. Dr. Day was the IFAA Official Black Dragon Fighting Society�s head grandmaster and keeper of the flame. When others of us had gone in our several ways he retained and maintained the vision of the BDFS founder John Keehan, AKA Count Dante. Without his faithfulness there would be no BDFS today
At our reunion in October Dr. Day said that I was the �Head of Family� because of my more lengthy association with our founder but in all truth that position was his and rightfully so. I bow to him and the seeds that he has sown into my life and the life of many others.
Aside from being one of the Patriarchs, original members and senior grandmasters of the IFAA BDFS I am its chaplain and counselor. I am also a licensed and ordained minister and pastor. In that capacity and at the behest of the family and the BDFS organization I will have the honor of performing Dr. Day�s memorial service and funeral. I will be doing that with my colleague, fellow pastor and BDFS member Dr. Sam Lonewolf. We will come together not to mourn the death of a friend and comrade at arms but to celebrate the life and the time we were privileged to share with him. My brother has entered into the next phase of his life career and has been called home to his eternal reward. God bless you and rest in peace, my beloved brother and friend. OSS.
Details of the service for Dr. Lawrence Day will be released in the near future. He will be eulogized and laid to rest in Lexington, Kentucky.
Rev. Dr. Donald Miskel
The Black Dragon Fighting Society "REUNION"
October 5th,
6th, 7th
Exciting News
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Emerald Coast Martial Arts Summer Seminar
Come join us for our end of Summer
Black Dragon Fighting Society Training Clinic
Sunny Florida will be the stage as martial arts pioneer & original Black Dragon Fighting Society member, Ron Pierce leads us in the Emperado method of Kajukenbo (karate-judo-jujitsu-kenpo-chinese boxing). Sensei is also a Grand Master of the Black Dragon Fighting Monks Society.
Day one of the clinic consists of empty hand tactics followed in day two with oriental weaponry training at its best.
Master will lead us through the devastating techniques that he has accumulated over decades of training.
Learn street tactics that only a master can provide.
Register early!
Admission is $125 or $100 if paid in advance
Dates: Saturday & Sunday- September 19th & 20th 2009
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Fitness for Everyone Gym @ #109 Hughes St., Ft. Walton Beach, FL, USA 32548
Contact Master Joe Cayer for further info @ 1-866-636-3309 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Guest appearances by Black Dragon Grand Masters:
Doug Dwyer - Lawrence Day - Jerry Cook - Frank Dux - Ashida Kim
All styles are welcome!!
By Ashida Kim
On August 1, 2009, I was honored by being inducted into the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame as Grandmaster of the Year in ceremonies held at Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Downtown Nashville TN.
Receiving the award from Prof. Marty Cale IMAC
Frank Dux of Bloodsport fame was there with a crew of independent film makers producing a documentary of his exploits since the release of that historic motion picture called Beyond Bloodsport.
Hanshi Frank Dux with Grandmaster Lawrence Day
But, the star of the show was . Grandmaster Vic Moore. His participation was part of the second reunion of the surviving Original Members of the Black Dragon Fighting Society organized by Grandmaster Lawrence Day of Ft. Walton Beach FL. Of the original twenty-three, only ten remain, eight were in attendance.
Lawrence Day, Frank Dux, Chris Bashaw, Ron
Pierce, Vic Moore, Doug Dwyer, Ashida Kim
Sensei Moore was the first black American Karate Champion. He beat everyone. Mike Stone, famous for training Elvis Presley and his own movie career now, had an undefeated record of 91 wins and no losses. Until he met Sensei Moore. Chuck Norris fell before him. Bill Superfoot Wallace was no match for him. At the famous Long Beach Tournament in 1967 where he was discovered, even Bruce Lee could not defeat him.
When Dux and Moore spotted each other across the lobby they greeted each other warmly and immediately began exchanging blocks and parries. I fought and beat em all. Chuck Norris, Joe Lewis, Bill Wallace, Bruce Lee...Frank Dux was the only person I couldn't beat. And he was still a kid at the time. He learned from me and I said to everyone he was the one to watch. The one who was going to take it all---the real kumite, what we see as Bloodsport. Moore would later say on camera for the Beyond Bloodsport production.
Frank Dux and Vic Moore- old friends having at it in the Sheraton lobby
He was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Award by the Black Dragon Fighting Society. Grandmaster Lawrence Day told of the time in the turbulent sixties when a tournament was held in an all-white hotel, and they refused to admit Moore to the facility, let alone let him participate. To which Day told them, If you don t let him in, you will have no tournament. He is the defending champion. No more discussion was required. During an interview he let one of the larger lads choke him with two hands to demonstrate that even at 66, he could not be hurt. Then he let the man try to lift him off the ground, to prove he could not be moved. And all the while he kept saying it was all in the breathing and the mind, so he could not be stopped. The award was presented by Frank Dux and the entire assembly rose to its feet in a standing ovation for the wisdom and experience of such an outstanding pioneer of American martial arts.
The only other man they all rose for was Supreme Grandmaster Ciraico Cacoy Canete who started learning Escrima at the age of 7. He was born in 1919 and still teaches the armed and unarmed art of Eskrido.
Grandmaster Bustillo and Supreme Grandmaster "Cacoy" Canete
He is the only 12th degree Black Belt and highest ranking member of the Doce Eskrima Club. He too was honored with a special award presented by Grandmaster Richard Bustillo, an original student of the legendary Bruce Lee and a founding member of the Bruce Lee Educational Foundation. GM Bustillo is certified as a law enforcement tactics instructor by the FBI, LA County Sheriff s Department and the LA Police Department where he functions as a consultant for the LAPD s Civilian Martial Arts Advisory Panel. GM Bustillo graced the assembled with his rendition of the only song he knows in English and we all joined in singing Happy Birthday as GM Canete was presented with a birthday cake to celebrate the occasion. It is an honor and a privilege to be numbered among such men.
Ready for class Friday morning
Thursday afternoon Hanshi Dux had presented a seminar for those assembled for the event. Friday morning I was also privileged to demonstrate some of the techniques with which I am familiar. Other Grandmasters like Canete and Bustillo who were present had also held classes for those wishing to learn their styles and study other systems. Among them, Iaido Headmaster and Aikido Shihan Jonathan Bannister.
Also in attendance was Swordmaster Jerry Cook. And, Master Daniel Young of Young s Martial Arts Academy. As well as, Dr. Christopher Bashaw promoting his new book Shinobi-Modern Ninjutsu Pioneers. It was a wonderful learning opportunity.
Mike Huffman, Ted Molina, Jerry Cook (center), Jonathan Bannister, Severiano Moreno, Kat Banson, OJ Guerra, Rod Eliot
From there we went to the local VA hospital with the film crew and Hanshi Dux. As a veteran himself he knows the boredom that can accompany a hospital stay, and how a visit from a brother-in-arms can brighten up your day. The outing had been organized by Master Joe Cayer, transport and security provided by Master Jr. Cobb, both of the Florida Black Dragon Fighting Society. We were greeted warmly by the staff but not allowed to film due to Homeland Security restrictions at Federal facilities.
Masters Jr. Cobb and Joe Cayer training in Florida
Once inside we met many men, real men, who welcomed us. Hanshi Dux spoke with each in turn. They chatted and smiled and talked of places they had been and friends they had known and lost. One Marine patient had followed Dux career since his service. He knew more about me than I did myself. Hanshi remarked later. Once the word got out he was in the building people began popping up to see what was going on. At first it was security. They had an instant rapport with Hanshi Dux and broke into big smiles as soon as they shook his hand. We talked with them for a while after our first visit to the recreation area where Hanshi Dux demonstrated how to unbalance a person with one finger on a young lady from the audience. She was quite amused at how simple it was and told the story of it to everyone who came in afterward. Soon the halls were mildly congested with staff from all over the hospital, come to see a living legend and find him to be as kind and warm hearted and caring as they themselves. Still pictures were taken by the house photographer for the hospital Newsletter. Autographs and DVDs of Bloodsport were handed out to all. Addresses were exchanged, with hugs and handshakes all around, from a representative of a grateful nation to its servicemen who had given so much. Because, you see, it wasn t about shooting film for a documentary. It was about being there.
Back to the hotel for a series of Black Dragon meetings. In the afternoon I fear we monopolized the coffee bar just off the main lobby shooting pictures of the Original Members, and distributing literature and DVDs to the members in attendance. Must have seemed quite a crew to the hotel staff, the uniforms, the choreography, the camaraderie and fellowship. Even though they had seen similar gatherings before at previous Hall of Fame events, seldom was there a groups so open and dedicated and joyful in their martial arts experience.
Grandmaster Kim and Hanshi Dux signing autographs in the lobby
It has often been said of the Black Dragons that we will let anyone in. We don t care what your style or rank or color may be. All that matters to us is merit and valor. And, if you cause trouble, we will throw you out just as quick. Because martial arts are not about fighting. They are about self-improvement, about becoming a better person every day. About helping others and empowering the individual to stand up for himself so he can do the right thing. You can t be the hero of your own life if you live in fear. You must face your fear and let it pass through you, and then there will be nothing. Only then do you stand on the threshold of truth.
Hanshi Dux said during this gathering that one of the things he wanted to do when he was starting out in martial arts long ago was to fight the best fighter in the world and see if he could stand toe-to-toe with him in the ring, because if he could, he would know it was all worth it. That man was Master Vic Moore, and they are the best of friends. Frank Dux credits Moore for having forged him into a Champion he is today. After he challenged him as a young man and was not defeated.
To which Grandmaster Moore said , Back then, we didn t stop until there was blood on the floor, not like these days where you can't touch the face, groin,...hence, FULL CONTACT KUMITE STYLE FIGHTING using a handkerchief wrapped sponge on the knuckles. Robert Trias, the Father of American Karate said of Grandmaster Moore many times, that besides being a great champion, Vic Moore was the best teacher of kara-te he d seen. One could have no greater compliment nor proof than his life and legend.
For each member martial arts trains and disciplines the body. All disciplines are respected equally. Exchange of knowledge and mutual respect is the key to harmony. This way, we can work together. We should not have disrespect or fight among ourselves. We need to be strong so we can set a good example for all. We only contest with each other to determine our level of skill. Not to kill, to dominate, to impose our will. Only to test ourselves, against ourselves, so that we may discover ourselves and continue to grow and evolve to become better people. And, we play hard.
As Prof. Cale pointed out in his speech at the induction ceremony, what divides us is politics. Now is not the time for petty disputes over whose teacher was older, faster, smarter, nor how many certificates or trophies you have hanging on the wall. This is the 21st century. What are we going to do now?
We are going to set a good example for all. Wong Fei Hung is the most famous boxer in all of Chinese history. He was also a skilled physician. He was such an example to his people that more movies have been made about him than any other martial artist. He was famous for helping the poor and protecting the weak from oppression. He did not try to change the world. He just made his little corner as good and as kind and as peaceful as possible. And that is what we have always done. No one hates war more than a soldier. The killing, the pain and suffering, the waste of resources and lives. That is why we train. To be ready. To establish, restore, or maintain good order. We don t like to fight. We love to practice, to test ourselves against each other to make each other strong and fit, to help each other, so we can live good lives and enjoy them. As Master Moore said in one interview. These old schools were what made us men.
Now it is our turn to show the next generation of seekers that Path. My teacher told me, Ninjitsu is not for everybody, only for those who seek it out. And this applies to any art, martial or not. We are not a secret organization. We are an organization with secrets. And, we gladly share them with anyone who asks. But, you must ask, and you must be worthy. We do not cast pearls before swine. Grandmaster Ron Pierce of the Pierce Family Martial Arts system said it best while he was demonstrating his Iron Palm technique before the documentary film crew after the ceremonies. It s called Ohana, a Hawaiian word that means kinship. We are family, no one gets left behind. We have uncles and brothers and cousins all over the world.
One reporter for the LA Times when trying to criticize Hanshi Dux said that he could find no evidence to support Mr. Dux claim of having fought in the Kumite and no record to the Black Dragon Fighting Society at all. To which Grandmaster Day replied, Well, he didn t look very hard, cause we re everywhere. To which Hanshi Dux added, People talk about lineage and documentation and credentials all the time as if they meant something. 329 fights, 16 unbroken world records, and ready to go again anytime, that s my credentials. What have you got?
And, that, is only the beginning. We have both sides of the coin. One of the other inductees this year was Grandmaster David Harris. He was recognized as the Founder of the Shun Shen Tao system. He translates as The Easy Way from Mandarin Chinese. It is a devastating martial and healing art based on the Ku Kim System, that he inherited from his teacher. He put on a virtual clinic at the event. Just as everyone came to see Hanshi Dux at the VA, soon the word was out that Grandmaster Harris was in town and using his knowledge of Chinese medicine to help repair old injuries and demonstrate Iron Body so new ones would not occur. He is a gentle man, working quietly along the sidelines, asking no payment or reward, only to help take away the pain of his friends.
David Harris, Ashida Kim, Frank Dux at the Award
Nor is he alone in this knowledge. As one Black Dragon Member said when speaking with him, It s so nice to be able to say Gall Bladder 24 and have the other people you are talking to know what you mean. This is the Dim Mak, the Poison Hand, the Delayed Death Touch made famous by John Keehan, also known as Count Dante. Frank Dux knew him back in the day. He explained that Count Dante was the name John Keehan fought under in the Kumite and other underground matches of the period. Hanshi Dux was trained by Tiger Tanaka, but he learned the Dim Mak strike shown in Bloodsport where he breaks the bottom brick in a stack of seven from Grandmaster Lawrence Day, a personal student of Grandmaster Doug Dwyer and John Keehan in Chicago in the 1960s. It is a secret technique known only to the Black Dragons. It is the strike with which he stunned the big Samoan in the movie. The ability to penetrate the surface and strike internally. With such power comes great responsibility.
That is why we were there. To be recognized by our peers for having made this journey and come back with this knowledge and experience. To see old friends and make new ones. To recall the old days and tell the tales of high adventure and to make plans for the future. None of us set out long ago to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. We just did the best we could and were lucky. It wasn't always easy, but it was fun.
It is with sincere appreciation that I extend my eternal gratitude and thanks to Prof. Marty Cale and Assistant Vice-President John Terry of the International Martial Arts Councilfor their kind hospitality and the great honor they have bestowed upon me by hosting this annual event and allowing me to participate. It was truly an honor to run with the big dogs this weekend. And, to those few misguided souls who threatened to disrupt the festivities by coming down and "kickin' my ass." Looked all over for you guys, couldn't find you anywhere, LOL
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Terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo tabloid offices, in Paris, Wednesday (7/1), which killed 10 journalists and two police would indeed have raised concerns about increasing Islamophobia in Europe. Muslims in Europe, especially in Germany, who watched the news media from day to day on the increasingly widespread anti-Islamic demonstrations in major cities in Germany, organized by PEGIDA (Patriotische Europer gegen die Islamisierung des Abendlandes / European Nations Patriotic Against Islamization of the West ), no doubt more concerned when a wave of Islamophobia strengthened and impact on them.
Regardless of whether or not valid debate linking the shooting to Islam, their concerns are reasonable because the counter-attack was launched. The day after the shooting, a mosque in Le Mans, in the northwest of Paris had been fired and thrown grenades, and a kebab shop near the mosque in Villefrance-sur-Saone detonated.
A small mosque in the southern Port-la-Nouvelle also trying burned. Can not be denied, that the terrorist attack was vicious, but anger the people of Europe if not expressed correctly can further increase the polarization between the Muslim and non-Muslim and can even shed blood. Remember grisly Anders Breivik in Norway in 2011?
France has shown that because of the progressive symptoms even now already symptomatic support those who stigmatize the Muslim community in the name of freedom of speech, which if not controlled will make Samuel Huntington applauded due to a clash of cultures such as the unforeseen.
Excessive? May not be due to the existing trigger. In Sweden the mosque began to be attacked, In Germany, PEGIDA diligently demonstrating every Monday against what they called the Muslim invasion of their country despite demonstrations and churches that oppose them.
In France too, right party (far-right) National Front anti construction of mosques, won for the first time in the Senate, in September last year. Last week, Michel Houllebecq novel titled soumission (surrender) which tells the French ruled by an Islamic party in 2022, selling well, indicating increasing Islamophobia.
Islamophobia is now in the context of increasing racism in France and Europe also indicate indifferently Europe on paper Charlie Hebdo and other media in the name of freedom of opinion are racist provocation and lately more addressed to the Muslim community.
Tolerance or even impunity for it to be easy questionable pretext of secularism. The concept lacit (secularization) since the beginning intended as a defense of the right of every people to run freely France belief, but now it is used for stigmatization understanding religion in public spaces such as the problem of Muslim hijab. This leads to the paradoxical situation, in which racist discourse uiversalisme and permissible in the name of tolerance.
Indeed, it has long intolerance. Although it feels bitter, Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights Council in 2010. The European Union has stated that: European countries seem to face another crisis in addition to the budget deficit problem is the disintegration of human values. One symptom is the increasing expression of intolerance to the Muslim community. The results of opinion polls in several European countries reflect fear, suspicion and negative opinions about Muslim societies and their Islamic culture.
Hammarberg not alone in thought so. Amnesty International said in a report in April 2012 that called Choice and Prejudice: Discrimination against Muslims In Europe mentions, among others, that the Muslim is rejected when applying for a job and go to class just because they wear headscarves. Muslims can be thrown out of work because of a long beard.
These moments are indeed serious and worrying time for Muslims in Europe. But they do not need to fear and isolate themselves which would strengthen polarization with other European societies. They just have to show that the terrorists do not represent them and also contribute positively to the development and integration in their respective countries.
Fear without understanding what they fear is a way of thinking that is scary.
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Year 10 and 11 Drama and Theatre Studies Performance Evening
On Wednesday 1st June, the Year 10 Theatre Studies class, Year 10 Contemporary Drama class and the Year 11 Drama class performed their work to an audience of their parents and peers.
The Year 10 Theatre Studies class performed a scripted play called "Dreams". Leading up to the performance evening, the students not only worked on their acting skills but they also planned and devised stagecraft plans for the performance. They worked on areas including lighting, sound, publicity, props and costume.
The Year 10 Contemporary Drama class performed their ensembles based on the theme of freedom. Through a range on non-naturalistic devices, they presented what they thought freedom meant to them.
The Year 11 Drama class also presented ensembles. Their ensembles were based on the theme of Peace. They used this theme, as well as the hippie movement, the Vietnam war and the story of Jill Hicks to create these performances.
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Do you like Sanrio's Hello Kitty and wants to build an interior décor with this cute character? You need to consider several things to make it awesome and not too tacky. Most of the time, we go crazy with an interior decoration of animation movie characters and want to have one for our own house. But that is not a good idea if we cannot be total for that. We have to be wholehearted and feel pleased to spend much money only for the décor. High quality Hello Kitty room décor will make a room look stunning. Of course, we can always reduce the cost if we pick low quality products that are cheaper. But the result will never be the same. The most essential thing to start the project is to choose Hello Kitty bed sheet or duvet covers. We can also place pretty Hello Kitty curtains to beautify the windows. For the flooring, Hello Kitty area rugs are available too. However, it will be essential if we can play other ornaments instead of just Hello Kitty. For instance, we can choose Pink Zebra Rug. This rug will do good to give a variation which creates harmony instead of cheap outfit.
Zebra rugs are usually offered in black and white color scheme. This rug will do great for a modern home that requires a simple monochromatic concept. However, this rug can also look cool for a log cabin home that is mainly designed in a wooden material and decor. Zebra rugs are also a great décor for a house with a wild life interior design and country house theme.
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We sometimes stick too much to the floral pattern that we forget about the prettiness of other patterns such as stripes and polka dot. Stripe carpets like that of the zebra pattern are pretty and feminine for the teenage girl's room. The stripes rugs will not be boring because they will make a room more playful. Pink zebra rug is definitely one of the most beautiful collections to adopt. This rug is the alternate idea for a fresh and stunning impression for the little girls and teenagers' rooms.


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The Open University has climbed 23 places to 43rd in the UK's latest Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), securing a place in the UK's top 50 higher education institutions*.
The Vice Chancellor Professor Brenda Gourley said "I am delighted with this major improvement in our research rankings, the second largest improvement in the UK top 50, which provides further evidence of the quality and stature of the University and allows us to celebrate forty years as a major UK institution that delivers world-leading excellence in teaching, research and knowledge transfer".
The results show more than 50% of the University's research is 'internationally excellent' (3*) and 14% is 'world-leading' (4*), as determined by the 2008 RAE's expert and peer review process. The quality of our research is matched by its breadth - with units submitted from all seven faculties.
Professor Brigid Heywood, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, commented "the results justify our strategic decisions to nurture key strengths, build a rich and sustainable research environment and develop and grow centres of excellence across a wide discipline range".
The University's design group - spanning areas from design thinking, to sustainability and complexity - now ranks third in the UK out of a field of 72. The Centre for Research in Computing has leapt firmly into the top 20, achieving joint 16th place with Bristol, Bath, York and Aberystwyth.
The strength and excellence of the research supported by the OU Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research was also acknowledged with more than 70% of its multidisciplinary submission deemed internationally excellent and world-leading, achieving 3*/4* rankings.
Another strategic success is the placing of Development Studies at equal 4th with Bath University; the work of this group underpins our programme of activities in Africa.
The improved placing of the OU's Social Work submission, coupled with our signature successes in both Education and Sociology, exemplify the quality and breadth of the University's research and reinforce our international reputation for innovative and rigorous research that influences policy and enhances practice.
Overall, the University has seen significant improvements in a number of key discipline areas, with notably strong performances in two new subject units and, in the challenging and competitive environment of the last few years, it has enhanced or maintained its 2001 ranked positions in most disciplines. A 75% growth in competitively awarded research income over the last five years is another robust measure of our increasing research excellence.
The Open University, the only truly national higher education institution in the UK, provides teaching support to over 200,000 students through its network of nation and regional centres. The research activities of its academic staff, based at its Walton Hall campus, take place around the world.
Over the last seven years the University has invested significantly in developing its infrastructure for research, including a 46% increase in laboratory space. The latest addition is the new Jennie Lee Building which opened this year, with dedicated laboratories for pervasive computing and deployment of ambient and ubiquitous technologies.
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This course is an introduction to glass enamel on copper. Students will learn the process of applying colorful powder to metal and firing it in a kiln until it becomes a solid glass surface. We will explore layering and firing methods for creating various textures. During this workshop, students will create both sample tiles and finished jewelry to be fired to a glossy, luminous surface with a wide range of exciting colors. Some metalworking skills are helpful, though not required.
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Join Eran Stern for an in-depth discussion in this video Light warp, part of After Effects Tips and Techniques: Compositing and Effects.
- When you're composing elements, you must pay attention to the direction of light. This can be the difference between a convincing shot that looks real, and one which looks like an obvious CG fake. So I urge you not to stop after you generate a clean key, but also work on matching the colors between the foreground and the background, as well as compensate for the light spill from the background onto the foreground. I'm going to discuss few more methods of color matching in the next chapter, but what we got out of the KeyLight effect in the previous chapter will work great for this shot.
Let's concentrate on creating a Light Warp effect in this movie. In case you don't know, the light warp creates the illusion that light from the background image is reflected onto the foreground image. This creates a more convincing composite by making it appear as if the images were shot in the same environment. I have a simple recipe that I want to share with you. We'll build it, actually, from scratch. Then I'm going to also show you an automatic free script that you can use, and we'll even match the results to see which one works best in this scenario.
So let's get started. The sun that we can see behind them should cast some obvious spill around their bodies. Let's see how we can achieve this. First, I'm going to select the Power Couple clip, and remember that this clip already have the KeyLight and the Noise HLS Auto effect, which is auto animate. We need to actually pre-compose it in order to use its pixels. I'm going to select it in the timeline and duplicate the shot by pressing command + d, or control + d on the PC.
Then I'm going to go to the Layer menu and pre-compose it. Now, you can call it however you like. I'm just going to call this Power Couple Comp, and I'm going to move all the attributes into the new composition. We don't need to either adjust the composition or open it. Just click Okay. Now we have the outcome, the result of it. We can add more effect, and it will actually look at the pixels coming out of this composition. Let's start by searching couple of effects.
I want to start with Color Link. Just dive down Color Link and double-click in order to apply the effect. This is a compound effect. We're actually going to explore it even further in the next chapter. But for now, let's just choose for it a source layer. I'm going to go with the Desert_Background. This should sample the average colors from the background. Now, I'm also going to change the Blending Mode here to Add, and I'm going to use the Stencil Original Alpha option over here.
Just so we'll see what we are working on, I'm going to solo this clip. Let's return to the Effects and Presets panel and search for the Fast Blur effect, double-click in order to apply, and let's start with the value of 30, and also tick the Repeat Edge Pixels so the effect will be able to calculate beyond the boundaries of the layer. The next effect that we are going to add to this layer is the Invert. Double-click on the Invert effect, and from the Channel pull-down, I'm going to choose Alpha.
Now, these almost work. We do get a hole inside, so we actually need to bring back some of the original and use it as a stencil alpha. The effect for that is CC Composite. Double-click, or just drag it, and then, instead of composit the original, let's choose from the Options list over here, to composit a stencil alpha version of the original, which will actually cut the hole inside and will create just this thin border of colors, which is being calculated or driven using the Color Link effect, which actually samples our background layer, in this case, the desert BG.
Okay, not let's see how this works. This is with all those effects, and this is without. The difference is quite obvious, and we can see that we are light warping the pixels underneath on top of our previous foreground. This makes it much more believable. Now, you can save this as an animation preset, just by selecting all of those guys and go under the Animation and choose Save Animation Preset, so next time you want to use this technique, it will be much more quicker.
However, there is another option, and this is actually based on a free script from AE Scripts. In order to demonstrate it and to compare it to our result, I'm going to go back to the Project panel and I'm going to duplicate this comp. I'm going to select it and press command + d in order to duplicate another instance. Then I'm just going to double-click on it. Then, let's just remove what we did by deleting it from the list.
We are back to the starting point. We have a foreground layer and a background layer. This is what you need in order to make this effect work. Now, before I'm going to move forward, I just want to show you where you can get this effect. Go to aescripts.com/rd-studio-techniques, and you can download this, it's free of charge. Then you need to install it in your After Effects Scripts folder.
I've already done this in my case, so I'm going to select the foreground layer and then I'm going to go to the File menu, and from the Scripts, I'm going to run the rd_LightWrap. This is an automatic script which will basically do the same stuff. You can compare between what we did and what this effect created. By the way, you can always return to what we created using those four effects.
If you want to make it a little bit more obvious, you can change the whole blending mode of the layer to maybe an Additive blending mode. This result will be more similar to what we've got using the LightWarp free script. Also know that this script is fully 32-bits-per-channel compatible, while we are actually using an 8-bit effect. If this is something that you are worrying about, then go ahead and use this script. But I have to say that, actually, I think that our version is much better.
You need to also examine the rest of the pixels over here, so just make sure to scrub or to create a ram preview. You can also adjust the contamination over here by using these sliders. If you want more or less, you can do it from here. If you want to achieve the same using the effects that we used, you can return to the stack of the effects and play with the blur. The blurriness option over here will create the same stuff.
There you go, two free options to create a light warp effect. There are also couple of third-party plugins that will help you to achieve a similar result, so you've got plenty of options to choose from. Just remember not to skip this step if the background clip calls for it.
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|Define policyholder.
|An individual or entity that purchases healthcare insurance coverage. (Also known as insured).
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|Insurance companies began offering major medical insurance coverage for catastrophic illnesses and injuries.
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|Catastrophic illnesses and injuries, large deductibles. Expenses associated with extended illnesses and lengthy hospital stays. May pay a portion of expenses.
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|List the different types of Healthcare plans.
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|Why are costs for companies lower for Self-insurance?
|Because additional fees are built into premiums by private insurance companies. These costs are elimated with Self-insurance.
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|Give two reasons why company self-insurance for a group can be less expensive for the company.
|Employee group annual medical expenses vary slightly and can be predicted, employers are able to budget annual medical claim expenses.
|Administrative services only (ASO) contracts are?
|An agreement between an employer and an insurance organization to administer the employer's self-insured health plan.
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|Blue Cross
|What plan was first created in 1939?
|Blue Shield
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|List the Government - Sponsored Healthcare Programs.
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|What does Medicare Part C cover?
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Friday, February 29, 2008
Goodbye joe , me gotta go
Had a little time to relax this week, which was nice. Not too much though, i've still been working. The painting above is of country music legend Hank Williams. I am quite fond of his tunes, but I wanted to paint him without that dorky smile on his face. Working on a few projects, should have some more work up soon.
Hank Williams - Jambalaya
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sketchbook Update
Here's a couple images from my sketchbook. The first is a portrait done in my anatomy class with my professor Al Gury. The later is a portrait of Robbie Robertson (guitarist of the band).
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
I'm Done!
Im finished with my ELY's!! woo!
Dr. John - Let The Good Times Roll
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